Waste & Circular Flows
Waste streams, recycling, circular loops
Bundle → Layer → Finding → Questions Incomplete
4 bundles · 8 layers · 0 findings · 0 questions
stream What waste is and where it arises
wasteClassification
stream types and hazard classification by external code list
arisingAndCollection
generators, arisings and collection services
treatment Processing waste safely
treatmentOperations
sorting, shredding, composting, incineration and other operations
hazardControl
handling constraints and containment for hazardous streams
circularity Returning materials to use
materialRecovery
outputs recovered from treatment
reuseAndRecycling
loops that feed recovered materials back into production
disposal Ending the flow responsibly
finalDisposal
landfill and other terminal operations
aftercareMonitoring
long-term observation of closed disposal sites
Note: Legacy card: layers named, findings and questions never written.
Classifiers Filled
- Family
- World Models
- Category
- Physical world and living systems
- Entry kind
- standalone-mm
- Navigation path
- NAV.PHY.FLW.WST
- Domain
- PHY.FLW.WST
- Industry
- Cross-industry
- Tags
- wastecircularphy.flw.wst
- Also called
- F5
What it is Derived, awaiting review
This meta-model describes what happens to materials after their useful life: the classification of waste streams, their collection and consignment movement, treatment and hazard control, recovery of materials back into productive use, and final disposal with long-term aftercare.
Note: First sentence of the legacy card introduction.
Why it exists Filled
Waste streams, recycling, circular loops
Distinguishing features Derived, awaiting review
- It is its own model because waste carries classification and liability semantics that outlive the ownership of the original good: a generator's responsibility persists along the chain, and circular loops turn an end state back into a resource input.
What robots and AI may and may not do Missing, in the backlog
Not described yet. This gap is in the card backlog.
Moral aspects Missing, in the backlog
Not described yet. This gap is in the card backlog.
Owners Filled
Steward
The generator stewards arising and stream records, and each processor stewards the treatment, recovery and disposal records it produces, so stewardship follows the custody chain while generator responsibility remains traceable end to end.
Links to other meta-models Filled
extends
- world.goodsMovement - consignment movement and transfer notes specialize the F3 custody chain with generator liability and stream classification.
references
- world.emission - releases from treatment and disposal operations are quantified in the emission model.
- world.waterFoodSupply - food chain residues arise here, and recovered materials may re-enter production chains.
- world.landParcel - disposal sites and their aftercare obligations attach to identified parcels.
requires
- vr.wm-eco-014
- vr.wm-flw-002
What else AI and robots need to interact with it Incomplete
Identity and identifiers required Missing, in the backlog
Not described yet. This gap is in the card backlog.
Direct properties not applicable Not applicable
Not applicable
Institutional or informational subject: no invented physical properties.
Recognition optional Missing, in the backlog
Not described yet. This gap is in the card backlog.
Capabilities and actions required Derived, awaiting review
- wasteCollected: a consignment was gathered from its generator by a collection service.
- consignmentTransferred: custody of a consignment passed to another holder under a transfer note.
- treatmentCompleted: a treatment operation finished processing a consignment.
- materialRecovered: a recovered material output was produced and made available for reuse.
- consignmentDisposed: a consignment was deposited at a disposal site.
- incidentRecorded: a spill, misclassification or containment failure was recorded.
- aftercareInspected: a closed disposal site was inspected and its condition recorded.
Legacy events listed as state transitions.
Hazards and failure modes optional Missing, in the backlog
Not described yet. This gap is in the card backlog.
Standards and interfaces required Derived, awaiting review
- transferNoteVerification: an authorized party verifies the unbroken custody record of a consignment.
- recoveryRateReporting: consumers receive recovery and recycling rates per stream and period without generator identity.
- disposalRecordAccess: site stewards and oversight archetypes read disposal and aftercare records for a site.
- generatorReturnsView: a generator's own arisings, consignments and their final outcomes; omits other generators.
- processorOperationsView: a processor's own operations, yields and capacity; omits upstream commercial data.
- circularityStatisticsView: stream-level recovery, recycling and disposal aggregates; omits all consignment identity.
Context of use required Filled
- Access is granted by the respective steward through the catalogue's S1/S2 ownership and access models, with custody verification audited via S4.
Sources Missing, in the backlog
Not described yet. This gap is in the card backlog.
Open questions
- Superseded by a researched world model? Map this legacy card to its successor or retire it.
Machine files
Provenance
legacy MMAS card (world-models v0.2) · legacy
Built from: models/world-f5-waste-and-circular-flows/spec.yaml, models/docs/flows-resources/F5-waste-and-circular-flows.md